Recap Episodes.

Do you think recap eps are a waste or not, for a 24/26 season, in the middle or toward the end? Some anime have these and most don't. I believe they are a waste for the 24/26 season. They are more needed for longer anime like a 100 ep. What do you think?

They're pretty awful. They'd be fine for a series that took a long break or something (like with Inuyasha: The Final Act resurrecting the series five years after the original finished - not that there was a recap episode at the start, but it would've been perfectly fine if they'd placed one there), but otherwise they're a waste of time. I don't think anyone's ever liked them.

yeah i agree they suck for who are the even ment to be ? its also cheap way to add a aditional episode this way maybe some do this just to get to the 13-12-24 episode mark

I never cared for any recap of anything: TV shows, movies, comics, videogames, even anime. To "me" I say just get on with it, I want to see what happens next!

well if the anime is realy long and u only watch it weekly not like we otaku in 1 go then a recap isn't to bad but they need to do it in a smart way not a full episode. Like the character thinking about what he went trough it helped me in some cases like One piece somtimes has good recaps.